Vanity case



ul1 1931- c.v BERGER 1,818,454

VANITY CASE Filed Aug. 1'," .1929

(2x6 INNT'OR 1r/ar erge/1 BY W Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFF-Fics g j CHARLES BERGER, OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO GROOVE LOCK INC.,

or NEW YORK; N. Y., A conroRA'rioN or NEW Yom; y

VANITY CASE Application filed August i, 1929. serial] NO asassa This invention relates to receptacles, the invention being more particularly -relatedto vanity cases; and the invention has for its purpose and object the provision of Van improved construction of this character. which will embody certain desired features of simplicity, efficiency and convenience, and Which Will be economical to manufacture.

More particularly, the obj ect of the present invention is to provide certain improvements in that type of vanity cases which embody hinge connected sections consisting of a body section and a lid closure section for the body, the improvements relating to a simplified finger piece which is mounted to the body section for sliding movement relatively thereto, and to a simplified retaining` device arranged on t-he lid closure section and adapted, when the hinge connected sections are closed, tobe engaged by the finger piece to hold said section firmly in closed relation. i V Y An object of the invention is the provision of a finger piece and cooperating retaining device of the character described, which are especially adapted for use in connection With a body'section and a lid closure sect-ion coninected by a spring hinge and in a manner Vas hereinafter described so that only a slight movement of the finger piece Will be necessary in .order to permit the lidclosure section to open automatically. Y

1 A further object is to so construct the finger piece andf cooperating retaining device that they may be associated respectively With a body section and lid closure section of substantially uniform size and shape; and still vlfurther to so mount the finger piece that the slot or slidetvay in `which it has relative movement will be concealed from vieW. A still further object is to so construct and mount the finger piece that it will be held in the position to which it is moved Without the use of a spring. v

Other objects and aspects of theinvention Will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the improved vanity case, and in the forni, construction and relative arrangement or arrangements vof parts asvvill be hereinafter more fullydescribed and subsequently pointed out inthe claims. i

The invention will be best understood by referring to the accompanyingV drawings, y

partV of this applica- Fig. 2 represents a top plan View vof the vanity case; Y

Fig. 3 represents a fragmentary sectional view, taken on the line 3-1-3 of Fig. 1';

Fig. 4 represents a cross sectional view on a relatively. large scale, shovvingl the retaining device interlocke'd Withthe finger piece; and f Fig. 5 represents an enlarged perspective View ofthe finger piecedetached.

The preferred form of construction, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, comprises a receptacle consisting of a circular body section 10 formed'vvith an annular upstanding fiange 11, and a circular lid closure section 12 formed with an annular -fiange13 adapted, When the sections are in closedrelahinge structure 14 preferably being a spring hinge structure `of any suitable or approved type adapted to urge the sections into open relation and to maintain them in open relaf tion, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In carrying the invention into effect according to the preferred form of construe tion, the annular flange 11, preferably atfa point diametrically opposite the transverse center line of the hinge structure, is provided With a vertical recess 15 which extends down- Wardly into the body of the fiange, along the inside face thereof and communicates with one end of a horizontal slot slidevvay 16 yprovided in the body ofthe flange and extending, in the present instance, below the communicating vertical recess 15 from a point 17 (Figi 3) to apoint 18 at the right of the open communication With said recess. The finger piece is designated generically by the reference character 19 and is composed of a fingerhold 20 and an integral body part 2'1 which slidably fits within the slot slideway 16 for movement between the points 17 and 18 which serve as end terminals, the length ofthe body part 21 being such that when it abuts the terminal 18, that portion of the slotslideway which comes below the vertical recess 15 will be clear forthe reception of a hook member 22 depending from the edge of the annular flange 13 of the lid closure section. The body part 21 of the finger piece is formed along itsy inner face with two shoulder extensions 23 and 24 spaced apart as best shown in Fig. 4.

The shoulder extension 23, which is the upper extension, is adapted, when the lid closure section has been closed with the hook member 22 inserted'throughtherecess 15 and into the slideway,.to be engaged over the outwardly projecting end 25 of the hook member, suc

engagement Aobviously being effected by moving the finger` piece sfrom a position in abutment against the terminal :18 to al position in Vabutmentfagainstf `ther terminal 17. lIhen the lid closure section has been closed and the finger piece has thus been moved against the terminal` 17 the sections will be maintained .in closedirelation with their flanges meeting edge to edge. Through the engagement of the shoulder extension 23 with the hook member 25 a positive interlocking action is obtained which holds the lid closure firmly in closed position upon the body section.

` The shoulder extension 24, comprising the lower extension, is made with a lip portion 26 which is engaged over and may berjoined to an elongated strip 27 having oppositely extending wing portions 28 whichextend well beyond the finger piece. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 4, the elongated strip 27 with its wing portions 28 slidably fits along the 'inner concave face of the flange 11, being held in frictional contactftherewith by the lip 26. `"Infthis way, the finger piece is operatively held in positionagainst displacement and at the Sametime the wing portions 28,V which are 'of a resilient character, serve as means wheretical Vrecess will be concealed from view by means of the besser-orvring29 which fits the innerperiphery of the flange11.

In use, assuming that the lid closure section 'is closed and locked in closed position by the finger piece, it is onlyv necessary in Y order to permit automatic opening of the lid closure section, to move the finger piece from the position where the body part 21 abuts the terminal 17 to the position where said body part will abut the terminal 18. On the other hand, when :it isvdesired to secure the lid closure section in closed position, it is only necessary to move the sections towards each other until the flangesv thereof come into contact, when the finger piece is moved to the'left so as'to engage the shoulder extension 23"over the hook 25 of the hook member.

Although the receptacle shown by way of example in the accompanying drawings is in the form of a vanity case, it will be understood that the principle ofthe inventioninay be practiced in connectionwith receptacles other than vanity cases and of different shapes.

From the foregoingdescriptiom'taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will bey manifest that I have disclosedian extremelyk simple and thoroughly satisfactory form ofconstructionwhich embodies thev features andfadvantages cnumeratedin the statement of :invention and f in thev foregoing description; and-'while I have, in the present instance,fshown and described a-preferred embodiment thereof asreduced to practice, it is to be understood thatv the construction is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. Y v

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, embodying a body and a vlid closure provided veach with a flange and hinge connected for yopening and closing movement, the fiange of the'body provided with a horizontal slot slideway and a recess communicating with said slideway, a finger piece with a part slidable in said slideway, and a hook member on the lid closure flange adapted to pass through said recess into said slideway where, on movement of the finger piece 1n one direction to be engaged by said 4part for securing the lid closure in closed position,` and,1on

movement ofthe finger piece in the opposite direction, to be disengaged by said partv for releasing the lid closure for opening movement, said finger piece being of dimension `along the outer facev of the body flange to flange adapted to pass through said recess into said slideway where, on movement of the finger piece in one direction, to be engaged by said part for securing the lid closure in closed position, and, on movement of the finger piece in the opposite direction, to be disengaged by said part for releasing the lid closure for opening movement, said finger piece being of a dimension to conceal said slideway along the outside face of the body flange, and means disposed in the body concealing said slideway and recess at the inside face of said body flange, whereby said slideway and recess are completely hidden at all times.

8. In a device of the character described, embodying a body and a lid closure provided each with a flange and hinge connected for opening and closing movement, the flange of the body provided with a horizontal slot slideway and a recess communicating at an anglel with said slideway, a finger piece with a part slidable in said slideway and formed with a shoulder extension, and a hook memberon the lid closure flange adapted to pass through said recess into said slideway where to be engaged by said shoulder extension for securing the lid closure in closed position, a friction member, and a second shoulder eX- tension for maintaining the friction member in effective position.

4. In a device of the character described, embodying a bodyand a lid closure provided each with a flange and hinge connected for opening and closing movement, the flange of the body provided with a horizontal slot slideway and a recess communicating at an angle with said slideway, a finger piece with a part slidable in said slideway to comebelow said recess and formed with a shoulder extension, and a hook member on the lid closure flange adapted to pass through said recess into said slideway where to be engaged and disengaged by said shoulder extension accordingly as said part is moved into and out of position below said recess, and wing means on said part frictionally engaging with the body flange for maintaining the finger piece in theV position to which it is moved.

5. In a device of the character described, embodying a body and a lid closure provided each with a flange and hinge connected for opening and closing movement, the flange of the body provided with a horizontal slot slideway and a vertical recess communicating with said slideway, a linger piece with a part slidable in said slideway to come below said reloo 

